Fantastic Journey

Danny Elfman (Composer), Bernard Herrmann (Composer), Leith Stevens (Composer), John [1] Barry (Composer), Paul [Composer] Freeman (Composer), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Bruce Broughton (Composer), Lee Holdridge (Composer), Alex North (Composer), John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer), Craig Safan (Composer), Erich Kunzel (Conductor), Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: Erich Kunzel
• Composer: Danny Elfman, Bernard Herrmann, Leith Stevens, John [1] Barry, Paul [Composer] Freeman, et al.
• Audio CD (January 30, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CWH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,706 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Digital Sound with a so-so collection, June 24, 2000

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B. Johnson (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fantastic Journey (Audio CD)

This is another of the Telarc label's collections put together under the conductor Erich Kunzel and performed by the Cincinnati pops orchestra. Like all Telarc discs, the sound is pure digital and hence can really pack a punch. Moreover, Kunzel often chooses some vey nice gems in his collections -- e.g. the neglected Last Starfighter piece here. However, the problem arises in the fact that many pieces of film score don't play well with a large orchestra -- they loose their focused intensity. The Batman here suffers from such a flaw and is weaker than the original score. The Pops orchestra is best with march-type themes, of which there are not enough on this album to make it outshine the original soundtracks from which it draws.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Sounding Recordings, October 15, 2001

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fantastic Journey (Audio CD)

This CD has been around for a while now but it is still truly a good compilation of Science Fiction film music given a new dimension by being recorded digitally. The BATMAN selections composed by Danny Elfman are very powerful combing rousing elements with moody enigmatic passages. Most of the other selections are short or confined to one piece. The selections from TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER and POLTERGEIST all composed by Jerry Goldsmith are all performed with passion and demonstrate Goldsmith's great versatility. Bernard Herrmann's "Outer Space" from THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is brief but in effect makes it all the more powerful by its great innovation and lasting impact. The WAR OF THE WORLDS "Prelude" by Leith Stevens was a great surprise.

5.0 out of 5 stars movie themes, April 17, 2009

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katie - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fantastic Journey (Audio CD)

Terrific performances of some great movies. I loved most of these movies and was excited to find a cd with all these themes. A great selection!